Warcraft II: The Dark Saga

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Warcraft II: The Dark Saga

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: Climax Studios

Developer(s) of original games: Blizzard Entertainment

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (1Track)

Genre: Simulation

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-11-27	¥5,8005,800	T-10623G
US	1997-08-20^[2]	$49.9549.95^[2]	T-5023H
EU	1997-07 ^[1]		T-5023H-50
BR	199x		191366

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Warcraft II: The Dark Saga (ウォークラフトIIダークサーガ) is a strategy game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and a sequel to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. The Dark Saga is currently the only Warcraft games to be released on home consoles - the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation.

The Dark Saga contains all the missions from Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and its expansion pack, Beyond the Dark Portal. It also allows up to sixteen units to be selected at once, rather than the PC's nine.

Magazine articles

Main article: Warcraft II: The Dark Saga/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #67: "Juillet 1997" (1997-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles News (FR)

PAL

88

^[5]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

75

^[1]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[6]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[7]

Fun Generation (DE)

NTSC

100

^[8]

Game Power (IT)

81

^[9]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[10]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

91

^[11]

Level (TR)

75

^[12]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

85

^[13]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

95

^[14]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

92

^[15]

neXt Level (DE)

PAL

85

^[16]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

85

^[17]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[18]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[19]

Saturn Power (UK)

PAL

88

^[20]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

94

^[21]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

91

^[22]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[23]

Super Juegos (ES)

89

^[24]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

89

^[25]

	84
Based on 22 reviews

Warcraft II: The Dark Saga

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
50x50px Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 File:CVG UK 190.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 190.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Press release: 1997-08-20: Electronic Arts to Ship Warcraft II: The Dark Saga for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn
↑ File:SSM_UK_23.pdf, page 76
↑ File:SSM_JP_19971205_1997-42.pdf, page 186
↑ Consoles News, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-08-28), page 120
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 50
↑ Famitsu, "1997-12-05" (JP; 1997-11-21), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "09/97" (DE; 1997-08-13), page 80
↑ Game Power, "Ottobre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 44
↑ GamePro, "September 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1997" (ES; 1997-xx-xx), page 76
↑ Level, "11/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ MAN!AC, "09/97" (DE; 1997-08-06), page 80
↑ Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 54
↑ Mega Fun, "09/97" (DE; 1997-08-06), page 40
↑ neXt Level, "September 1997" (DE; 1997-08-22), page 72
↑ Playmag, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 110
↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 22" (JP; 1997-11-14), page 187
↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 2" (JP; 1998-01-16), page 106
↑ Saturn Power, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-07-29), page 76
↑ Sega Magazin, "September 1997" (DE; 1997-08-13), page 68
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-13), page 76
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-42 (1997-12-05)" (JP; 1997-11-21), page 186
↑ Super Juegos, "Septiembre 1997" (ES; 1997-0x-xx), page 102
↑ Video Games, "8/97" (DE; 1997-07-30), page 94

[:File:CVG_UK_190.pdf_p76-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 File:CVG UK 190.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 190.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content

[Press_release:_1997-08-20:_Electronic_Arts_to_Ship_Warcraft_II:_The_Dark_Saga_for_the_PlayStation_and_Sega_Saturn-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Press release: 1997-08-20: Electronic Arts to Ship Warcraft II: The Dark Saga for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn

[:File:SSM_UK_23.pdf_p76-3] File:SSM_UK_23.pdf, page 76

[:File:SSM_JP_19971205_1997-42.pdf_p186-4] File:SSM_JP_19971205_1997-42.pdf, page 186

[:File:ConsolesNews_FR_14.pdf_p120-5] Consoles News, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-08-28), page 120

[:File:EGM_US_098.pdf_p50-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 50

[7] Famitsu, "1997-12-05" (JP; 1997-11-21), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1997-09.pdf_p80-8] Fun Generation, "09/97" (DE; 1997-08-13), page 80

[:File:GamePower_IT_65.pdf_p44-9] Game Power, "Ottobre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:GamePro_US_108.pdf_p100-10] GamePro, "September 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_071.pdf_p76-11] Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1997" (ES; 1997-xx-xx), page 76

[12] Level, "11/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-09.pdf_p80-13] MAN!AC, "09/97" (DE; 1997-08-06), page 80

[14] Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 54

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-09.pdf_p40-15] Mega Fun, "09/97" (DE; 1997-08-06), page 40

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1997-09.pdf_p72-16] neXt Level, "September 1997" (DE; 1997-08-22), page 72

[:File:Playmag_FR_17.pdf_p110-17] Playmag, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 110

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-22_19971128.pdf_p187-18] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 22" (JP; 1997-11-14), page 187

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1998-02_19980130.pdf_p106-19] Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 2" (JP; 1998-01-16), page 106

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_04.pdf_p76-20] Saturn Power, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-07-29), page 76

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_46.pdf_p68-21] Sega Magazin, "September 1997" (DE; 1997-08-13), page 68

[:File:SSM_UK_23.pdf_p76-22] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-13), page 76

[:File:SSM_JP_19971205_1997-42.pdf_p186-23] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-42 (1997-12-05)" (JP; 1997-11-21), page 186

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_065.pdf_p102-24] Super Juegos, "Septiembre 1997" (ES; 1997-0x-xx), page 102

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1997-08.pdf_p94-25] Video Games, "8/97" (DE; 1997-07-30), page 94

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Warcraft II: The Dark Saga

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Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References